Who Is PJ Maybe? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

PJ Maybe is a Rebellion comic book character, the alter ego of Philip Janet Maybe, with over 84 comic issue appearances. Notorious Mega-City One mass murderer.

Who is PJ Maybe?

Origin Philip Janet Maybe was born into a rich family of trouser manufacturers, with his Mother's side of the family (the Yess') owning the company that was supplying Justice Department. Never wanting to stand out, PJ made sure to pretend to be below average in intelligence, often acting vacant and distracted and even going as far as to never learn how to properly spell or write. In reality however PJ was already a genius from a very young age, but was completely amoral, happily killing anyone at a whim if he thought it would help him to get what he wanted. His psychopathic tendencies started to surface when he decided to murder his Grandfather and Uncles to secure their business and wealth to his Mother, who was the next in line. The character's middle name, Janet came about because his parents wanted a girl. Creation PJ Maybe was created by writers John Wagner and Alan Grant and artist Liam Sharp in 1987, his first appearance was in 2000AD issue #534 in a story named "Bug". Major Story Arcs Early life and arrest PJ Maybe started off his criminal life at 12 years old by murdering some neighbours as a practice run. To do this he used a poison-administering robot of his own creation.

Key facts

PJ Maybe is of human origin and first appeared in "Prog 534". The character is published by Rebellion. With 84 recorded issue appearances, PJ Maybe ranks among the most featured characters in comics.